Write about the coastal plains.

1.	Write about the coastal plains.
Answer» 1. The southern part of the peninsular plateau is bordered by narrow coastal strips along the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east. 2. Western plain is uneven and broken by hilly terrain. 3. It is divided into 3 parts. a) Konkan coast-northern part comprising Maharashtra and Goa coast. b) The second is Canara Coast – the middle part includes coastal plain of Karnataka. c) The last part is Malabar coast – the southern part, mostly in the state of Kerala. 4. Bay of Bengal plains are wide and have large surface structure. 5. It stretches from Mahanadi in Odisha to Cauvery deltas in Tamil Nadu. 6. These coastal plains are known locally by different names as Utkal coast in Odisha, Circar coast in Andhra Pradesh and Coromandel coast in Tamil Nadu.

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1. The southern part of the peninsular plateau is bordered by narrow coastal strips along the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.

2. Western plain is uneven and broken by hilly terrain.

3. It is divided into 3 parts.

a) Konkan coast-northern part comprising Maharashtra and Goa coast.

b) The second is Canara Coast – the middle part includes coastal plain of Karnataka.

c) The last part is Malabar coast – the southern part, mostly in the state of Kerala.

4. Bay of Bengal plains are wide and have large surface structure.

5. It stretches from Mahanadi in Odisha to Cauvery deltas in Tamil Nadu.

6. These coastal plains are known locally by different names as Utkal coast in Odisha, Circar coast in Andhra Pradesh and Coromandel coast in Tamil Nadu.

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